UCL top in HEFCE research funding
24 March 2005
In 2005/2006 UCL will receive more research funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) than any other university, a reflection of the quality and volume of its research.
![Professor Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of UCL Professor Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of UCL](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/sites/news/files/styles/large_image/public/malcolm-grant_3.jpg?itok=xQ7fQIuI)
Professor Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of UCL, welcomed the funding as an indication of UCL's leading position among research-intensive universities: "It is a tribute to the excellent, groundbreaking work by UCL's researchers, who are tackling the world's intellectual, cultural, scientific, economic, environmental and medical challenges."